Office of Academic Administration
and Student Affairs

Asst. Dean Stephen
D. Sowle

Spring 2002 Exams. The final exam schedule is linked
to this page. Room assignments for each day's exams will
be posted in the main lobby each morning. If an emergency
occurs that may prevent you from taking a final exam, you
or someone on your behalf should call Chris Matheny (312/906-5271)
or me (312/906-5282) as soon as possible. If you cannot reach
either of us, call the Registrar's office (312/906-5080 or
312/906-5684). Please read Section VII of the Student
Handbook, which contains the rules governing exams, exam
conflicts, make-up exams, missed exams, and related issues;
and review Article II of the Code of Conduct in the Student
Handbook.
Fall 2002 Registration - Updates. Initial Fall registration
is now complete. To learn what classes you have been admitted
into, you must check the online registration site (go to the
Student
Portal page and click on the online registration link).
Registering for a class during the initial registration
period is no guarantee that you will be admitted to the class
-- you must check the online registration site to learn what
classes you have been admitted into. The Fall Registration
Bulletin, including the final Schedule of Classes, is available
oustide the third floor cafeteria; online versions are also
linked
to this page.

The following changes have been made to the Fall schedule
since the final schedule came out:

*Antitrust (Prof. Leslie): The starting and ending
times have been adjusted slightly in order to avoid a conflict
with Prof. Eglit's section of Constitutional Law. The changed
starting/ending times will not create any additional conflicts
with other courses. The new schedule is Tues./Thurs. 2:15-3:40
pm (instead of 1:55-3:20 pm).

*Juries, Judges & Trials (Prof. Marder): The exam
in this class will be a take-home that will be distributed
during the last class session and will be due back approximately
one week later.

*Personal Income Tax--Evening section (Prof. Chapman):
This course has been canceled due to inadequate enrollment.

Summer 2002 Initial Reading Assignments. The initial
reading assignments we have received thus far are linked
to this page. The assignments are also posted on the
second-floor bulletin board and at the entrance to the bookstore.
Updates will be posted when and if we receive additional
assignments. The summer session is short, and many instructors
expect students to have read the assignments for the first
night of class.

Addition to Summer 2002 Schedule: We have added
a section of Criminal Law: Investigatory Process, taught
by Prof. Rudstein, to the summer schedule. The course number
is 270-071 and is worth 3 credits. It will meet Tues./Thurs.
6:00-8:25 pm. If you would like to register for the course,
you may do so through the online registration system, linked
to the Student
Portal page.

Fall 2002 Initial Reading Assignments and Course Books.
Reading assignments for the first week of the Fall 2002
semester will be posted on the Student Portal page no later
than Friday, August 2. If you will not have Internet access
in August, please e-mail me (SSOWLE) with the address where
you can be reached over the summer, and we will mail a print
copy to you. Updates will be posted after August 3 when
and if we receive additional assignments.

You may ask the bookstore to hold your Fall course books
for you when they arrive, or for an extra fee you may request
that the books be mailed to you over the summer. If you
would like to take advantage of either of these options,
stop by the bookstore before you leave, or call the bookstore
at 312/906-5605. In addition, you may order your course
books over the Internet by clicking on the bookstore link
on the Student
Portal page.

London Law Consortium. Chicago-Kent offers a semester
of legal study in London each Spring semester as part of
a consortium with seven other law schools. If you are interested
in the London Consortium for the Spring 2002 semester, please
contact me by e-mail (SSOWLE) or drop by my office. Information
packets will be available shortly.

CALI Award Certificates. Certificates for students
who received CALI Awards last academic year and this past
Fall will be printed shortly. We plan to distribute them
at a student awards luncheon that will be held in the Fall
(reviving a former tradition), or we can make them available
by mail upon request for those who do not want to wait to
receive the certificates (e-mail me at SSOWLE). My apologies
for the delay in providing the names to CALI for preparation
of the certificates.

Orientation Leaders and Mentors Wanted. Each year, new
first-year students tell us that their most informative
and valuable information comes from other students. As someone
who has been there, your advice can be helpful in easing
the transition of new students into the law school experience.
The Office of Student Services coordinates the Orientation
Leader and Mentor programs each year. If you are interested
in becoming an Orientation Leader or Mentor (or better yet,
both), please send an e-mail to the following address: orientor@kentlaw.edu.
The time commitment is minimal and the experience is a lot
of fun.

Dean's Certificate for Illinois Bar Exam. We will
mail a Dean's Certificate to the Illinois bar examiners
for every graduating student after final grades for the
Spring semester are received and processed, and we can confirm
completion of all graduation requirements. We compile the
list of graduating students from the list of those who submitted
Applications for Graduation listing Spring 2002 as their
final semester.

Bar Exams in Other Jurisdictions. If you plan to
take a bar exam outside of Illinois, you should provide
the Registrar with appropriate forms for the Law School
to complete as soon as possible.
Joke of the Week.Question: What did the farmer
say when he discovered his tractor was missing? Answer:
"My tractor is missing! "